The idle man Zhu Ying originally thought he would be relaxed for a long time, but he did not expect that the case in Shanxi would suddenly make him busy.
Since the reform of official salaries, the phenomenon of corrupt officials has been significantly reduced in recent years.
In the past, being an official was only for power, and money was hard to come by.
After the reform, even the most basic officials can provide food and clothing for the whole family, at least they will not be too hungry, which is completely different from before.
For some officials with high enough grades, their monthly salary is still very considerable, and with all kinds of allowances and subsidies added up, their life is quite good, and there is no shortage.
It’s just that facts have proven that no matter how high the salary given to officials is, corrupt officials can never be eliminated.
Greed is human nature.
When sitting in that position, with enough power at hand, and even a large amount of wealth can be obtained with just one look, there are very few people who can completely resist being moved.
Since ancient times, the Central Plains has paid attention to personal sophistication, and there are many ways to do it here.
Many officials use public power privately, and it may not be for personal interests, such as family, such as promotion.
No matter what the reason is, the result is that power is abused. At this time, money may often be incidental.
There is another reason, and that is about political performance.
Nowadays, if officials want to be promoted, they need to have obvious political achievements.
In the absence of political achievements, even if they have good connections, no one dares to talk about it.
Political achievements are reflected in many aspects, and the most obvious one is the improvement of living standards. To put it simply, it means taxation, public security within the jurisdiction, road construction, people's livelihood conditions and a series of factors.
Attracting investment has become the fastest way.
Especially the investment and construction of factories, if they are local, can naturally provide a large number of jobs for local people and create tax revenue at the same time.
The construction of large factories will allow local officials to enjoy political achievements that are sufficient for promotion.
It was from this time that officials began to win over businessmen who had once looked down upon them.
This back and forth will naturally be accompanied by many secret transactions.
This is also an inevitable trend of rapid economic development. With the emergence of a large amount of wealth, today's officials are basically unable to withstand such temptation.
Only this time, the movement was a bit louder.
Shanxi region.
It was originally just a small case, but because it involved the transportation of corn feed, it was reported to the Beiyuan Employment Association.
Corn feed is now popular in the grasslands. It is a concentrated feed that is fatter than pasture. It is like the war horses of the prairie soldiers. Now almost all the concentrated feed depends on imports from the Ming Dynasty.
This was also a big deal between Ming Dynasty and Bei Yuan Dynasty.
Many grassland tribesmen who made money from the Beiyuan Employment Association had to provide concentrated feed for the horses every month. The money was transferred to the hands of the grassland tribesmen and returned to the hands of the Ming Dynasty.
When it comes to Beiyuan, it is naturally not something that the local government can handle.
So some things were revealed at once.
As it happened, the official responsible for the review was relatively straight-tempered and had a reputation for being hard-nosed.
It was just a small case at first, but it turned out that there were a lot of people looking for connections to give gifts. He didn't think much about it, but he felt that there was something fishy about it.
The captured prisoner was also very arrogant. Even though he was in the dungeon, he still looked like the boss of the world.
However, after only a little torture, he couldn't bear it anymore and began to confess.
However, the things he confessed were truly shocking.
The officials involved are no longer capable of being handled by the border areas.
That night, the person in charge here wrote to the capital and also sent the confession.
At this moment, Sansi was shocked.
The sky is falling in Shanxi.
The confession included the Chief Secretary of Shanxi Province and the Chief Envoy
There were thirty-seven officials inside, and the amount involved was initially estimated to be at least tens of millions of gold coins.
The last time this kind of case occurred was the Guo Heng case in the 18th year of Hongwu.
Obviously this time it's going to a higher level.
"Shanxi Shanxi merchants, they are determined to destroy our Ming Dynasty."
After Zhu Ying saw it, he couldn't help but sigh.
After several years, the Qunying Chamber of Commerce has gradually moved from the dark to the open, so the old methods are no longer very effective.
Those who take the wrong path also know that Qunying Chamber of Commerce is Taisun's family, so naturally they will not talk about contacting him again.
"Let's just say, these are all ignorant white-eyed wolves. What a guy. Tens of millions of treasure banknotes. This is just an estimate. I'm afraid the real number is really scary."
"This time, Grandson, let me tell you, we can't be soft-hearted anymore, we must clean it up severely."
"As long as anyone is involved, no matter who it is, no one can be spared."
Zhu Yuanzhang was really angry this time.
Zhu Ying had nothing to say. Such a big case always had to deal with a group of people.
But what happened next simply added fuel to Zhu Yuanzhang's fire.
In order to find out more clearly and in detail the people involved, the capital has set up an inspection team to focus on this matter.
The Vice Minister of the Criminal Department was in charge, and there were also personnel dispatched from each of the three divisions. A total of 21 people went to Shanxi to thoroughly investigate the case.
It can be seen that the court is serious about corruption cases this time.
The Minister of Punishment, this is a first-class important minister, this is a third-rank official.
Those who followed Sansi were all at the fifth level in the end.
Such a high-level investigation team can be said to have directly crushed all Shanxi officials in terms of status.
However, one month later.
The investigation team entered Shanxi and there was no news of their return.
In the end, after investigation by Shanxi officials, it was found that they were attacked by bandits, causing this group of investigation teams to disappear.
It is said that he disappeared, but in fact, the outcome can probably be figured out.
So cruel.
This Shanxi official.
Don't they know that anti-crime requires evidence, counter-terrorism requires lists, and counter-insurgency only requires a coordinate?
"According to our decree, immediately mobilize all the guards around Shanxi and gather an army of 200,000, led by Song Guogong Feng Sheng, to pacify Shanxi!!!"
This can no longer be described as a case, this is simply a rebellion.
Such a shocking event, the murder of twenty-seven important officials of the imperial court, including the Minister of Punishment, is going to shake the world.
Want to be a monkey?
Then you have to see if there is that golden cudgel.
"To go against the imperial court so blatantly, I really don't understand how to write the word death."
Of course, Zhu Ying won't say anything more about this matter. He is not the Holy Mother.
When it's time to kill, of course you have to kill.
No matter whether it is a bloodbath, Shanxi merchants have always been resurrected. They have been dealt with so many times, and they can always come back again and again.
Obviously, there are still many Shanxi big families involved behind the scenes.
In the past, these families did not have a name to move. They could not sit together. Zhu Yuanzhang would not do this.
This time, the sky was broken.
Just in time for cleaning.
The biggest person behind the scenes is naturally the chief envoy of the Shanxi Chief Secretary, who is in charge of the entire Shanxi government affairs.
He did indeed collude with many health centers in Shanxi and join forces for corruption.
However, facing the imperial court's 200,000 troops commanded by Duke Feng Sheng of Song Dynasty, no one in Shanxi Province had the courage to stand up and fight.
They all returned to the guardhouse obediently, not daring to make the slightest move.
Feng Sheng's army was naturally unable to encounter any resistance and directly took military control of Shanxi.
The first person to be arrested and questioned was headed by the Chief Envoy of Shanxi Province.
of all top officials.
When Feng Sheng arrived, the Chief Secretary of Shanxi and nineteen officials committed suicide out of fear of crime, hoping to suppress the incident as much as possible by committing suicide.
"Suicide is not enough."
Feng Sheng shook his head slightly.
This is already a serious crime against the Nine Clans. Those Nine Clans who committed suicide in fear of crime must be imprisoned first.
In this case, as long as it is involved, none of the nine tribes have to run away.
This is why Zhu Ying knew that the whole of Shanxi was going to be bloodbathed.
Officials who are able to participate in corruption in Shanxi and have good status must have made a lot of efforts from their families to catch them accurately.
The 200,000 troops this time were not from Shanxi, but were all transferred from other places.
Even if there are many guards commanding them, they still have no chance to run away.
Occasionally there will be some resistance, such as the final struggles of some families.
But in front of an army of 200,000 people, any resistance is as ridiculous as an egg against a stone.
Of course, we can't just say that they killed each other indiscriminately.
The investigation still needs to be investigated.
After taking control of the situation in Shanxi, the imperial court sent an investigation team again.
The person who went there last time was the right minister of the Ministry of Justice, and the person in charge this time was Meng Zhengsheng, the left minister of the Ministry of Justice.
Seeing that it was the end of the year, Zhu Yuanzhang issued an edict that the case must be concluded and handled within two months.
Can't delay until the Ming Dynasty Spring Festival.
Beheading in the first month is not auspicious.
Meng Zhengsheng was the person who stood up and questioned whether Japan could compensate so much silver when Zhu Ying said that Japan should pay compensation.
This guy has a single-minded mind, and Zhu Ying will naturally not let anyone do it just because of a few questions.
The Ministry of Punishment originally needs young people who have too many worries and too deep a position in the city, so they are not suitable to work in the Ministry of Punishment.
In just one month, the case was basically clear.
But when the news spread back to the capital, it caused another wave of waves.
"There are more than 127,000 people. This is the founding of the Ming Dynasty. No, it has never been a big case even in the past and present."
"With so many people, is it possible to put them all to death?"
Yang Jing, the Minister of Punishment, felt like his head was getting heavy.
Immediately contact the minister of Dali Temple and the censors of the Imperial Procuratorate and the left and right.
Li Tingwei, the minister of Dali Temple, shook his head wildly: "I, Dali Temple, are only responsible for judging cases. Of course, it is impossible for me, Dali Temple, to have the final say on such a major case."
"I naturally fully support Yang Shangshu's decision."
Zuo Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate also said: "This should be a matter that belongs to the Ministry of Punishment. We, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, only look at whether there are any violations. Since Yang Shangshu is personally hearing the case, of course there is no possibility of any broken rules. "
"This matter is an edict from His Majesty, and he did not say that there will be a meeting of the three departments. I think it is better for Yang Shangshu to make the decision directly."
The right censor also directly seconded the proposal.
Everyone is not a fool.
These are nearly 130,000 people. Is it possible to kill them all?
According to His Majesty's intention, except for the female relatives who have joined the Jiaofang Division, the rest will be destroyed.
But no one dared to open this mouth.
Yang Jing, the Minister of Punishment, was silent for a long time, and finally said: "This matter is of great importance, and I cannot be the master of it. Tomorrow morning, I will ask Your Majesty to hold a six-ministry review and decision."
Not everyone can take it for granted.
And everyone is a scholar.
After this order was given, not to mention his hands were bloody, but his whole body was covered in blood.
In fact, everyone knows that the purpose of killing the Nine Clans is to intimidate. Among these 120,000 people, there may be more than 100,000 innocent people implicated.
If they were all executed, they would all be innocent souls.
Some unrelated relatives may have been directly implicated before they even figured out what was going on.
Within a clan, because of the clan leader and other
People's greed will lead to the destruction of the entire clan.
Including those tenants, long-term workers, and poor children digging in the soil, they would also be executed because of their status.
Go to Fengtian Hall early the next day.
Yang Jing, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, requested that the six ministries jointly try the case.
When the other ministers heard this, they lowered their eyebrows and kept silent.
"Why, is it because there are so many people that you don't dare to deal with it? Do you think that because there are so many people, you can violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty and murder important officials of the imperial court?"
Zhu Yuanzhang scolded angrily. .
"Your Majesty, calm down."
All the officials in Fengtian Palace fell to their knees amidst Zhu Yuanzhang's loud shouts.
But no one said a word about this matter.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang did not ask Dasun what to do.
This matter is currently a problem.
Saying let it go would be detrimental to the dignity of the court, especially Zhu Yuanzhang's face.
He had already promised to kill the nine tribes before, but now he stopped killing them, which made Zhu Yuanzhang unable to even step down.
He would not leave such a problem to his eldest grandson.
"Grandpa, my grandson has something to say."
Seeing that the atmosphere had become tense, Zhu Ying knew that at this time, she could only step forward.
If we really follow the old man's wishes, all of these 120,000 people will probably be exterminated.
Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated for a moment and then said, "Okay, Grandson, please tell me."
With Taisun's intervention, the officials in Fengtian Palace breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhu Ying said: "Twenty-seven important officials of the imperial court were murdered. This is an unprecedented event in any dynasty."
"Such behavior seriously damages the majesty of the imperial court. All those involved, whether they are officials or soldiers, should pay the price for their mistakes. They must strictly abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty and will never tolerate it."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly after hearing this.
Could it be that Da Sun proposed to execute them all?
The officials in the audience held their breath.
As soon as the grandson opened his mouth, it was equivalent to a death sentence for 120,000 people.
"But Sun'er feels that some of the innocent people involved who are not involved in the case can be punished appropriately without being executed."
"My grandson means that from the perspective of the case, the people involved should be sentenced how they should be, and the people involved in the nine tribes should be dealt with separately."
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